Hi, my name is Brian... I am a 16 year old male with cf and diabetes. My advice would be to get them involved with as many activities with other kids as you can. especially sports... It's hard to explain but, when I was younger I only had one friend but then I went out for little league baseball and my dad ended up being the coach and I made tons of friends. Now... the way I was motivated was to take my medicine and then I could go out and play... Now I am in high school, have tons of friends, and am having the time of my life, but, still, on occasions have to be reminded to take my medicine or I cant go and hang out with my friends... If you would like to talk to me my e-mail address is bflanagan@direcway.com or reply...Thanks